BORACAY ISLAND, Aklan- There are no foreign drug groups operating in Boracay Island, according to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA).
PDEA Regional Director Paul Ledesma said that based on their monitoring, "shabu" and marijuana are the kinds of drugs that are being used in the island.
"Our recovery of shabu indicated that only Filipino drug users were in this resort island. Foreign tourists do not use shabu because they know it is only a fake industrial cleaner. What foreign tourists often use in their illegal drug trade is either cocaine or heroin. Our PDEA personnel are yet to recover heroin or cocaine in Boracay to determine if foreign drug groups have penetrated this resort island," Ledesma said.
The PDEA has deployed personnel in bars and disco pubs here to conduct intelligence gathering on the use of illegal drugs.
The PDEA is likewise monitoring the presence of Manila-based syndicates. Already, the PDEA has identified two local syndicates engaged in illegal drug activities.
Aside from the PDEA team, operatives from the Philippine Coast Guard, Civil Aviation and the Philippine National Police have been alerted over possible proliferation of illegal drugs in this resort island this Holy Week.
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